The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1887-03-04

the children beggars description.
Mothers kill their girl children that
they may not know the curse of
grown.up womanhood. The United
States has passed law prohibiting
the sale of alcoholics IN Alaska, save
for medical, mechanical and sacr-
mental purposes. This very year,
nv sisters, Mrs. Breese has volun-
teered to 90 out as our missionary
to Alaska. 1t was briefly stated in
her address that as temperance hos
pital had been successfully conduct
ed in London and that the death
rate was only per cent, as against
8 or 9 per cent where alcohol was u.s.
ed. a Mary Weeks Burnett had open
ed hospital last May, near Chicago
on the same system of treatment. In
Washington Territory where only
one.fifth of the population are women
local option law has proven that
woman's ballot is method Of prohi.
bition. l must hasten on and now
leave the great issues set forth by
our leader for the consideration Of
other business. The noontide hour
of prayer was observed by silent and
vocal petitions.
HOSPITALITY OF MINNEAPOLIS.
At noon fully five hundred persons
partook of lunch in the Century
Church basement, and not only this
day but every day except Sunday
during the convention. Our business
stretched beyond the limit full
day, but The hospitality of Minnea-
polls was equally as elastic. and if
we had taken our winter clothing and
stayed until spring perhaps it would
not have outlived the courage of these
women. In the afternoon many
kilograms were sent and many re-
ceived.
MRS. FRANCES CLEVELAND WAS CON-
GRADUATED.
upon the stand for temperance at her
wedding. and Rose Cleveland for her
loyalty to temperance principles
while mistress of the White House.
Several women from Washington
Territory were introduced who had
voted, and one who had been fore
man of jury, AS they stood lamb.
like, lady from Mississippi said:
why they look just as sweet as if
they had never voted.
DR.. Stephenson, editor of the Christ
ian Statesman in Philadelphia was in
troduced and spoke, as did Mr.. Hall
the Union Signal editor, who inform
ed us that the official organ of the W
G. T.U had about doubled its sub
scriptions the last year, The report
of our Treasurer was read, showing
that we had about $4,000 in the treas
ury, Pennsylvania again taking the
lead in paying more than one-seventh of
all into the national treasury. In the
opening of the evening session we were
quite stirred up by the entrance Of 200 |
boys and girls in the Cold Water army.
Marching along with banners aloft and
singing one Of Anna Gordon's songs
they enthused US not little. The ad
dresses of welcome were four in numb.
er, hearty, abounded with references to
the hunting grounds of Hiawatha now
grown into cities of marvellous proper
ton, palatial residence filed with So
cieties of Christian benevolence and
institutions OF learning of which any
State might be proud; but still over
all hangs the shadow of a great evil.
These welcomes to the North Star State
were responded to by Narcissa White
of Pennsylvania, who said: We are
here not only as mothers but as pa
triots to save our country from the Ii
quor curse. "The Lord of hosts is
with us-the victory is sure" No reg
ular meetings were afterward held in
the Casino.